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Lebanon finances point to debt restructuring: Fitch Ratings
Middle East

Lebanon finances point to debt restructuring: Fitch Ratings

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s financial situation points to a likely restructuring of the country’s massive debt and financial sector to…
Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab hosts Iranian official
Middle East

Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab hosts Iranian official

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who is getting the cold shoulder from Gulf Arab states, on Monday…
Lebanon weighs defaulting or paying Eurobond next month
Middle East

Lebanon weighs defaulting or paying Eurobond next month

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s finance minister said Thursday the country’s new government is weighing whether to pay or default on…
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
Middle East

Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet won a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for it…
Bail-in or bail-out? Lebanese banks in need of rescue as crisis bites
Middle East

Bail-in or bail-out? Lebanese banks in need of rescue as crisis bites

LONDON (Reuters) – The worst is yet to come for Lebanon’s banks. The old-style way of running the economy –…
Lebanese-American who worked for Israel charged with murder
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Lebanese-American who worked for Israel charged with murder

BEIRUT (AP) — A military investigative judge charged a Lebanese-American man with murder and torture of Lebanese citizens Tuesday, crimes…
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
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Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock

BEIRUT (AP) — At a Beirut hospital ward, five Lebanese protesters with bandaged eyes and faces huddled in a circle,…
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
Middle East

Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Nancy Ajram, loved ones face death threats, deny negotiations with family of man killed
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Nancy Ajram, loved ones face death threats, deny negotiations with family of man killed

Gabi Germanos, the lawyer for Nancy Ajram’s husband Fady al-Hashem, has denied that his client was engaged in any negotiations…
Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis
Middle East

Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the…
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